I've started a photography project. I'm going to take one picture everyday for the next year. I know, it's been done. I started on Monday, my birthday, and I'm going to document my 27th year of life (or is it really the 28th?) here.  We'll see how this goes...

 I don't think I've ever been able to grasp that "God loves me". I think I've believed it theoretically, but in reality I've more often viewed God as a disapproving Father figure. When people speak of God's unconditional love or of His overwhelming, all-encompassing love, I must admit, I haven't really known what they were talking about (except in ( Read more... )

 I will also be blogging here now.

I love lazy Saturdays, where I can go to Panera and spend hours drinking coffee and playing around on the Internet to my little heart’s content.

I recently read a book (an amazing book) titled Take This Bread and that that phrase keeps coming back to me over and over again.

I’ve realized that most of my contentment or discontentment in life ( Read more... )

I really enjoy not having Internet. I know that's weird to say as I write in my online journal, but it's true. I had to come to Panera to be able to write in this journal and I am increasingly happy about that.

This is how I came to know the beauty of living without the Internet...

A few weeks ago (almost a month now) AJ and I were supposed to move ( Read more... )

I was on-call 4 times this past weekend. Friday night I didn't get any calls...and I was glad because I was super tired and needed a night of rest. AJ and I had planned to have a get together, but it wasn't really a good date for very many people, so we postponed it. Instead, we played cards (I like Rummy - I have no idea if that's how you spell it ( Read more... )

I feel like the only person in the country working on Memorial Day. I'm for sure the only person working in this office building today. This morning I thought I knew the code for the alarm...but I didn't and the alarm sounded for a good 5 minutes or more. I called my boss for the right code and so far no police or Brinks security men have showed up ( Read more... )

If you want to see something disturbing, tune into one of Oprah's "favorite things" episodes. Usually she does this around Christmas time and it's where she shares her favorite luxury items for the season and everyone in the audience gets one of all the items she shows. The first time she did this it was sensational because no one had ever really ( Read more... )

I kind of can't believe that I'm moving. I've only lived in one place the whole time I've lived in Fort Worth. It's going to be so weird. Kind of a preview of what leaving Fort Worth all together after graduation will be - really exciting, but also a little sad. Bittersweet. I'm so silly and nostalgic like that. I can hate something, but tell me ( Read more... )

I am so glad that God continues to deal with me in His infinite love. I am so glad that He continues to push me and not let me settle. There have been so many times that I have felt ready to say, "ok, stop. freeze. this is good enough. just give me this and I'll be happy." Like when someone is pouring you a cup of coffee and when they've poured ( Read more... )